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Elon Musk says Tesla open to buying a mining company

While the auto giant has EV metals contracts with suppliers across the globe, its goal to produce 20 million vehicles annually by 2030 will require vastly more supplies of metals.

Reuters | May 10, 2022 | 2:01 pm

GRAPH: Nickel, graphite make up half Tesla’s battery emissions

Nickel’s contribution is greater than cathode and cell assembly combined,…

Frik Els | May 9, 2022 | 3:44 pm

Canada in ‘active discussions’ with EV supply chain companies – minister

There are "very active discussions with a number of players"…

Reuters | May 4, 2022 | 10:15 am

SRK Consulting unpacks critical opportunities and challenges facing the African mining sector

SRK Consulting believes Africa can be the ‘missing resources link’…

Henry Lazenby | May 4, 2022 | 9:44 am

The key minerals in an EV battery

The cells in the average battery with a 60 kilowatt-hour…

Visual Capitalist - Elements | May 2, 2022 | 8:55 am

Lithium price: Tesla now sells 22% of world’s battery power

The Model 3 alone represented 16% of electric vehicle battery capacity deployed globally in May.

Frik Els | July 17, 2019 | 4:10 pm

Manganese X Energy to acquire Quebec Graphite property

The NI 43-101 technical report notes that past exploration results intersected significant graphite mineralization in drill holes and trenches.

MINING.com Editor | July 11, 2019 | 4:43 pm

Development snapshot: Eight juniors looking to supply the electric vehicle revolution

While the prices for key battery minerals have so far been subdued in 2019, the general excitement about the future wide adoption of EVs continues to fuel activity.

Northern Miner Staff | July 10, 2019 | 11:51 am

Lomiko Metals shares take off on new drill results

Today's results include multiple intercepts over 100 metres or exceeding 10% Cg (carbon flake graphite).

Jackson Chen | July 9, 2019 | 11:06 am

Nouveau Monde raises C$22m for next phase of Matawinie graphite project

The Matawinie project has been the subject of a feasibility study for an all-electric, open pit mine.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 2, 2019 | 3:35 pm

Elon Musk says Tesla “might get into mining”

Tesla CEO says product rollout is tied to battery production and "we have to look further down the supply chain."

Frik Els | June 17, 2019 | 12:32 pm

Kibaran Resources outlines plans for battery graphite plant amid overseas demand

The company's proposed production facility at Kwinana, near Perth in Western Australia, would manufacture battery graphite worth $72 million a year for export.

Reuters | June 11, 2019 | 2:07 pm

ZEN partners with Canadian university to produce low-cost graphene

The company says the production process rapidly exfoliates Albany graphite into few-layer graphene with a conversion efficiency of over 90%.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 31, 2019 | 6:52 am

IMO 2020, EVs, and steel — a perfect storm in the needle coke sector?

The new regulations may have a further, more unexpected effect on the steel sector, and the nascent electric vehicle battery industry.

Wood Mackenzie | May 30, 2019 | 11:57 am

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